Kia Rio vs Mazda 3
The 3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,892
- $1,779 (better)
- Australia
- $1,568
- $1,474 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,149
- £1,081 (better)
- United States
- $1,462
- $1,374 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.9 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 48 mpg
- 51 mpg (better)
- US
- 40 mpg
- 43 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 769 km
- 909 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- 385 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,065 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- 1,173 kg
- 1,287 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 73 kW
- 132 kW (better)
- Torque
- 133 Nm
- 224 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★☆☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
- 8 (better)
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Rio or 3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Rio or the Mazda 3?
The Mazda 3: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Kia Rio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Rio or the Mazda 3?
The Mazda 3, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Kia Rio's 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Rio or the Mazda 3?
The Mazda 3, at 385 L to the Kia Rio's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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